One of MSNBC’s top pundits lost the plot after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said only “fraudsters” would complain about delayed Social Security payments.
“You arrogant SOB!” Michael Steele roared on Sunday’s broadcast of The Weekend.
“You insensitive lug! How dare you?! How dare you?!” he raged on.
Speaking on the All In podcast on Thursday, Lutnick described a scenario in which his 94-year-old mother-in-law had not received her monthly Social Security check.
“She wouldn’t call and complain,” Lutnick said. “She just wouldn’t. She’d think something got messed up, and she’ll get it next month.”
“A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming, yelling, and complaining,” Lutnick added.
Lutnick remarks come amid mounting concerns over the future of Social Security, which Elon Musk described as “the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”
No stranger to outbursts, Steele expressed outrage at Lutnick’s comments in light of his personal wealth, which has been estimated at roughly $4 billion.
“Your mama’s not going to work because if you’re any kind of a decent son, you’re going to cover that month,” he said. “There are a lot of mothers out there who don’t have that.”
“I mean, this is the arrogance right now in America,” Steele went on, actively encouraging viewers to “unelect” any representative who go after Social Security.
“If they align with that thinking, they do not deserve to be in public office, period!” he added. “Take control of this situation, and unelect these people who think like that.”
